Universal Content Productions Launches Comics Imprint UCP Graphic (EXCLUSIVE)

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Arturo Sampson as the new Head of Production at Isaac Lee’s Exile Content Studios, which focuses on acquiring and developing premium original content for audiences across the U.S.

Also Read: When Will 'Jeopardy!' 'Wheel of Fortune' and Other Game Shows Run Out of New Episodes?Last week, “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek outlined plans for when the game show resumes production and explained what coronavirus-induced changes fans can expect to see.“We’ve redesigned our set to separate the contestants and myself a little bit more from them,” Trebek said in an interview Tuesday on “Good Morning America.” “So we are taking all kinds of precautions.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorRatings agency S&P upgraded Netflix’ corporate credit Tuesday, figuring the giant streamer will spend $3 billion less than anticipated this year on content production.

a choice.Eventually, Governor Andrew Cuomo caught wind of the dangerously irresponsible gathering and , "Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations. I am appalled.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Anisha Manchanda has joined Joel Stillerman’s Content Superba as VP, Development and Production.

Oscar Isaac is stepping into the world of graphic novels.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE:  Yale Productions, the New York based independent feature film banner headed by Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman has signed with APA as it launches a scripted TV division, acquiring IP to build out their slate.Founded in 2010 by Levine, with Beckerman joining as a full-time partner and producer in 2017, Yale Productions specializes in filmmaker-driven films that maximize creative and commercial success.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: MasterChef is officially back in production in the UK after Shine got cameras rolling on spin-off show MasterChef: The Professionals last week.Filming is underway on Season 13 of the professionals’ franchise at 3 Mills Studios in London, with Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace resuming their hosting and judging duties — albeit with a socially distanced twist.MasterChef: The Professionals is the first of the UK MasterChef brands to go

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLily Cornell Silver, daughter of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell and the group’s former manager Susan Silver, launches her IGTV series “Mind Wide Open” today (July 20) in honor of her late father’s 56th birthday.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In Ottawa. In July.

After months of dark studios, there's Christmas lights at the end of the Canadian industry's shutdown tunnel. American TV director Marita Grabiak hadto quarantine for 14 days after crossing a closed U.S.-Canadian border in order to return to work on the TV movie Christmas on Wheels shooting in Ottawa.

Guy Ritchie has teamed with Creative Access, the Brit organization offering support for people from under-represented backgrounds to get into the creative industries, to launch a new diversity initiative providing paid film internships. Called Set Access, the initiative — which will be initially open to young Black candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds — aims to eventually establish a talent pool of at least 250 interns from under-represented groups over a five-year period.

NBCUniversal has officially launched their new streaming platform, Peacock. And, unlike its competitors, Peacock has a free option that gives viewers access to more than 20,000 hours of ad-supported content.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish said most employees won’t be returning to offices this year as the company rethinks its plans amid a COVID-19 resurgence and focuses on restarting production, which he called “critical.”Production, he said in a memo to staff on Wednesday, “generally has to be done in person and is the lifeblood of our business.”“Unfortunately, we have seen recent spikes in infection rates in many areas across the U.S.  This obviously makes our

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Card Sharks, ABC’s reboot of the classic gameshow, is the latest broadcast network series to head back into production.Deadline understands that the show, which is starting production on its second season and fronted by Community star Joel McHale, has returned to filming today.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs the fate of many Hollywood productions remains up in the air due to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as cases sharply rise, HGTV stars Jonathan and Drew Scott — aka the “Property Brothers” — are moving forward with new TV episodes for their vast home-improvement empire.“The catalyst for us was that construction was never shut down,” Jonathan Scott says.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAs Deadline reported last month, NBCUniversal in mid-June began an incremental reopening for employees at its headquarters in Universal City.

Tom Grater, Andreas Wiseman EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Rush, whose feature directing debut was Netflix thriller Wheelman starring Frank Grillo, has been set to direct contained space thriller Retrograde.The project comes from producers Mandalay Pictures and Juniper Productions.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Comcast’s European broadcaster Sky has taken full control of Love Productions, the producer behind Channel 4 hit The Great British Bake Off.Sky took a 70.41% stake in Love Productions in 2014, and now the pay-TV operator has acquired the remaining 29.59% of shares in the Richard McKerrow-founded outfit, as it continues to build its production empire.Jane Millichip, Sky Studios’ chief commercial officer, said: “Love Productions is a world-class